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Saturday 8am AGM Breakfast
Saturday's Breakfast is for Everyone!
As we share breakfast we'll each receive a printed annual report for all that's been happening at RCRC latest update on how the building is going important information about plans for next year.
It will be a great time of fellowship and thanksgiving. And really, whether you have been with us for a little while or a much longer time, we'd really love to see you there.
So please come to breakfast on Saturday!
Questions? Just email Margaret Nugent. mnugent@redlandscrc.org.au
Sunday
9am: "Some of the greatest barriers people have to following Jesus are his current followers" I am not sure how you respond to that. But I do think that even a casual reader of the Gospels will find a yawning gulf between the Jesus they read about in the New Testament and most Australians who go by his name today. Some will address this tension by suggesting we need to go back to the New Testament church. The problem is that there is no uniform picture of the New Testament church. Which one of them would you really want to be like? Perhaps the better advice is that we should clearly identify with Jesus. Is that what you want to do? Read ahead at Luke 5:27-31
5pm: "Some of the greatest barriers people have to following Jesus are his current followers" I am not sure how you respond to that. But I do think that even a casual reader of the Gospels will find a yawning gulf between the Jesus they read about in the New Testament and most Australians who go by his name today. Some will address this tension by suggesting we need to go back to the New Testament church. The problem is that there is no uniform picture of the New Testament church. Which one of them would you really want to be like? Perhaps the better advice is that we should clearly identify with Jesus. Is that what you want to do? Read ahead at Luke 5:27-31
YAK Cafe
YAK Café on this Sunday!
New Summer menu to cool you down!
Delicious desserts, refreshing refreshments and lovely light meals to tantalize your taste buds!
Sunday 26th October after PM service.
Backyard Mission blitz...
We have four projects that we want to complete before December. It's a big ask, but it's great to see what God does in the community through Backyard Mission. Here are the details:
- General garden tidy up for an elderly woman in Ormiston (Nov 1)
- Garden touch up for an MS sufferer in Cleveland (Nov 15)
- Garden bed turn over for an older couple in Capalaba (Dec 6)
- General garden tidy up for a women in Alex Hills (Dec 13)
I understand this is a lot of projects, but think of the great work we are doing reflecting God's love and grace in the community - this is what it's all about. It would be great to have just a few more workers each day to share the load. It really is great working and serving together. It would be great to have 8 - 10 for each team
To join a team, please e-mail me at cmvan@optusnet.com.au so I can plan.
Thanking you in advance,
Chris van Schyndel
Spring Church Picnic
Come and join the RCRC Church Family for a time of fun and fellowship and enjoy a BYO Picnic.
When: 9th November 2008
Time 11.30am onwards
Where: Apex Park, corner of Starkey and Sturgeon Streets, Ormiston
(Please note change of venue!)
What to bring: Food, Drinks, Chairs and Friends
We look forward to seeing you there!
Christmas Choir
Christmas Choir begins 1st November, not 25th October!
Just letting all those who are interested in singing in the Christmas Choir this year that it will start on the 1st of November at the church (3:30 - 5pm), not the 25th of October as advertised in the bulletin. All ages & voice types welcome. Hope to see you there! Contact Melissa van Schyndel or Christina Faulkner for details.
New Elders
Frank Hemelaar and Dave Klease are bringing their service as elders to a close. They are served well and we thank God for the way he has worked through them. This means we need two new elders, so we're asking the congregation for nominations of men suitable to serve as elders. In addition to passages like 1 Tim 3, elders need to be supportive of RCRC's mission and vision, exemplary in their behaviour, and display gifts of leadership. You can email your suggestions to dave@redlandscrc.org.au, or even hand them through in written form. Closing date for suggestions is Nov 11. The elders will meet on that date to finalise nominations.
We ask you to prayerfully give this matter your consideration, and ask for the Lord's guidance as we choose new leaders.
Prayer
- Full attendance at the Breakfast meeting on Saturday: unity, forward movement, and increased faith in the Lord of the church
- Those who struggle with illness: Alana Salisbury, Margaret Harwood, Clinton; give thanks that Keith Warren is on the mend!
- Deepening love for all those who do not know Jesus